Lisa Winter

Lisa Winter is a robot builder and robotics entrepreneur whose work spans combat robots, connected toys, hardware engineering, and sensors for robots. She began building combat robots at ten, studied art at UC Santa Cruz, and co-founded smart-toy company Robot 11 in 2012. She built Plan X for BattleBots in 2015 and returned with Mega Tento in 2016, while developing a Fisher-Price wearable baby monitor at Mattel. In 2018, she led a Huawei hardware team and worked on an orangutan tracker, then joined the first Women in Robotics board in 2019 while working at Quartz and mentoring girls in robotics. By March 2026, she was a BattleBots judge and Sensible Robotics’ co-founder and COO; as of October 2026, she is COO on the company’s founding team, which works on sensors for humans, robots, and things.

Now at: Sensible Robotics
Badges: Founder

Timeline

1996–2001

Robot combat from age ten

At ten, she begins building combat robots for Robot Wars and BattleBots, turning pencil sketches into working machines. She competes from 1996 through 2001.
2012

Co-founding Robot 11

She studies art at UC Santa Cruz and co-founds Robot 11 in 2012, a smart-toy company that builds smart wearables and Bluetooth-connected toys.
2015

Plan X on BattleBots

In 2015, she builds Plan X for BattleBots’ return to ABC. The robot goes 1–1 in the season’s competition.
2016

Mega Tento returns

In 2016, she returns with Mega Tento, a 250-pound version of her ladybug design.
2016–2017

Fisher-Price wearable monitor

In 2016, she is Product Design Engineer at Mattel, developing a smart wearable baby monitor. In 2017, she helps launch Fisher-Price’s first and only wearable baby monitor.
2018

Huawei hardware team

In 2018, she leads a hardware team at Huawei, mentors high school students in robotics, and works with a team to make and deploy an orangutan tracking device.
2019

Women in Robotics board

In 2019, she joins the first Women in Robotics board. She works as a maker at Quartz and mentors girls in robotics.
As of October 2026

COO and BattleBots judge

In March 2026, she is a judge on BattleBots and co-founder and COO of Sensible Robotics. As of October 2026, she is COO on the company’s founding team, which works on sensors for humans, robots, and things.